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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: The Script, pages 100-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the Arch Vicar NOT blame for world wars?
(a) Famine.
(b) Demonic possession.
(c) Overpopulation.
(d) Wealth.

2. The narrator makes an analogy between Gandhi's nonviolence and what feature of Bob Brigg's life?
(a) His writing.
(b) His adultery.
(c) His drinking.
(d) His gambling.

3. What part of "Ape and Essence" makes Bob decide to read the entire script?
(a) Its glossy title page.
(b) Its opening poetry.
(c) Its professional hole punches and brads.
(d) The fact that it is in pristine, unopened condition.

4. What is the subject of the song the female baboon sings?
(a) War.
(b) Food.
(c) Art.
(d) Love.

5. What does Dr. Schneeglock blame for Dr. Poole's lack of a fulfillment of his promise?
(a) Dr. Poole is promiscuous and cannot stay with one woman.
(b) Dr. Poole is a gambler with significant debts.
(c) Dr. Poole still lives with his mother.
(d) Dr. Poole's mother died when he was only a baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rosie's career aspiration?

2. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs meet at the outset of the novel?

3. Who is the author of the movie script at the heart of the novel's story?

4. Why is Miss Ethel Hook administered a sedative by the crew of the Canterbury?

5. What is the Arch Vicar's perspective on sexual intercourse?

(see the answer key)

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